The ethnobotanical uses of Andrographis paniculata.
Country/Traditional Medicinal Systems(TMS) | Traditional uses |
Traditional Thai medicine | Fever, common cold, noninfectious diarrhea |
Ayurvedic | Fever, liver diseases, torpid liver, vitiligo |
Japan | Fever, common cold |
Malaysia | Diabetes, hypertension |
Scandinavian | Fever, common cold |
Traditional Bangladeshi medicine | Acute diarrhea, anorexia, bloating with burning sensations in the chest, blood purifier, common cold, constipation, cough, debility, diabetes, dysentery, edema, emesis, fever, headache, helminthiasis, indigestion, intestinal worms, leucorrhea, liver disorders, loss of appetite, low sperm count, lower urinary tract infections, lung infections, malaria, mucus, pharyngotonsillitis, sexual and skin disorders, splenomegaly, uncomplicated sinusitis, vertigo |
Traditional Chinese medicine | Inflammation, fever, burn, carbuncle, cervical erosion, chicken pox, common cold, cough with thick sputum, detoxicant, detumescent, diarrhea dispel toxins of the body, dysentery, eczema, epidemic encephalitis B, fever, hepatitis, herpes zoster, laryngitis, mumps, neonatal subcutaneous annular ulcer, neurodermatitis, pelvic inflammation, pharyngitis, pharyngolaryngitis, pneumonia, respiratory infections, snake bites, sores, suppurative otitis media, tonsillitis, vaginitis |
Traditional Indian medicine | Diabetes, dysentery, enteritis, helminthiasis, herpes, peptic ulcer, skin infections (topical use), snake-bites (topical use) |
Unani system of medicine | Anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, aperient, astringent, boils, carminative, chronic and seasonal fevers, convalescence after fevers, diuretic, dysentery, dyspepsia associated with gaseous distension, emmenagogue, emollient, gastric and liver tonic, general debility, gonorrhea, irregular bowel habits, leprosy, loss of appetite, relieve griping, scabies, skin eruptions |
Figure 2
Morphology of Andrographis paniculata. (a) Mature A. paniculata in polybag stage, (b) flowering stage, (c) harvested seeds, (d) in vitro seedling, (e) young A. paniculata in polybag, (f) adventitious roots of A. paniculata, and (g) vegetative seedlings. Single direction of arrow indicates the developmental stages and both directions of arrow denote vegetative propagation of plant (Photographs are taken from M.S. Hossain's research work, except (b)).
The vernacular names of Andrographis paniculata.
Language | Name |
Thai | Fa-Talai-Jorn, Fah-talai-jon, Fah-Talai-Jone |
Arabic | Quasabhuva |
Assamese | Chiorta, Kalmegh |
Azerbaijani | Acılar Şahı, Acılar Xanı (khanı) |
Bengali | Kalmegh |
Burmese | Se-ga-gyi |
Chinese | Chuan Xin Lian |
English | The Creat, King of Bitters |
French | Chirette verte, Roi des amers |
Gujarati | Kariyatu |
Hindi | Kirayat, Kalpanath, |
Indonesian | Sambiroto, Sambiloto |
Japanese | Senshinren |
Kannada | Nelaberu |
Konkani | Vhadlem Kiratyem |
Lao | La-Sa-Bee |
Malay | Hempedu Bumi, Sambiloto |
Malayalam | Nelavepu, Kiriyattu |
Manipuri | Vubati |
Marathi | Oli-kiryata, Kalpa |
Mizo | Hnakhapui |
Oriya | Bhuinimba |
Panjabi | Chooraita |
Persian | Nain-e Havandi |
Philippines | Aluy, Lekha and Sinta |
Russian | Andrografis |
Sanskrit | Kalmegha, Bhunimba and Yavatikta |
Scandinavian | Green Chiratta |
Sinhalese | Hīn Kohomba or Heen Kohomba |
Spanish | Andrografis |
Tamil | Nilavembu |
Telugu | Nilavembu |
Turkish | Acılar Kralı, Acı Paşa, Acı Bey |
Urdu | Kalmegh, Kariyat, Mahatita |
Vietnamese | Xuyên Tâm Liên |